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French law in practice

Practical guides to French property and business law for readers dealing with French notaries, landlords, companies or courts from abroad, and analysis of current legal news.

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Tax and estate

Can a British Owner Get French Tax Relief for an Uninhabitable Rental Property? Taxe Foncière, Evidence and the 2026–2027 Vacancy Rules

A practical guide for British owners: when an empty or uninhabitable French rental may qualify for taxe foncière relief, which evidence matters and how to claim.

News

Can a British Pensioner Be Refused French Naturalisation Because Their Income Comes from the UK?

A UK pension is not an automatic bar to French naturalisation. Learn how to prove a French centre of life, answer an ajournement and appeal within two months.

Contracts and business

French Company Director Insured Abroad: When Does the Forfait Social Still Apply?

A foreign social-security affiliation does not automatically settle a French company's forfait social risk. Here is the evidence, payroll test and URSSAF response plan.

News

Can a British-Irish Citizen Vote in French Municipal Elections After Brexit? Registration and Proof

A British-Irish citizen living in France may retain a route to municipal voting through Irish citizenship after Brexit. This guide explains the legal test, the French electoral roll, the doc …

Contracts and business

French Company Registration Stuck at INPI: How to Answer a Regularisation Request Before the 15-Day Deadline

A practical legal guide for foreign founders whose French company filing is pending regularisation at INPI: identify the request, meet the deadline, correct the evidence and challenge a refu …

Contracts and business

Can a Foreign Parent Company Be Held Liable for a French Subsidiary’s Tax Debt? Separate Legal Personality, Tax Consolidation and Guarantees

Can a foreign parent be made to pay a French subsidiary’s tax debt? This English guide explains separate legal personality, tax consolidation, guarantees, TUP, de facto management and urgent …

News

British Resident in France with UK Crypto Accounts: 3916-bis, 2086 and CARF/DAC8

A practical legal guide for British residents in France: when UK crypto accounts require Form 3916-bis, when gains require Form 2086, and how CARF/DAC8 data can affect a tax response.

News

British Citizen Arrested in France After Brexit: Garde à Vue, Interpreter, Lawyer and Consular Rights

Arrested or summoned in France? This practical guide explains garde à vue, audition libre, interpreters, French lawyers, consular contact and the first steps for a British national after Bre …

Contracts and business

Can a Foreign Electronic Signature Bind a French Company to a Commercial Contract? eIDAS, Evidence and Remedies

A foreign electronic signature can bind a French company, but identity, authority, document integrity and the audit trail decide whether the contract can be enforced or challenged.

News

British Tenant in France: What to Do About Damp, Repairs and an Unfit Rental Home After Brexit

Damp, mould or serious repair problems in a French rental home? This guide explains a British tenant’s evidence, formal notice, rent reduction and urgent remedies after Brexit.

Contracts and business

A Foreign Employee’s French Residence Permit Expires Before the First Day: Can the Employer Let Them Start?

A practical legal guide for foreign founders: what to verify when a foreign employee’s French residence permit expires before the planned start date, including renewal documents, prefecture …

News

Can a French Landlord Increase a British Tenant’s Rent or End the Lease After Brexit?

A practical legal guide for British tenants in France on IRL rent reviews, renewal revaluations, landlord notice, DPE restrictions and remedies after Brexit.

Maître Reda Kohen

Maître Reda Kohen

Partner, member of the Paris Bar, 11 rue Margueritte, 75017 Paris. Author of the analyses published in this journal. About